does this look right on how to mount a front shocks with the top bushing

 

Photo is kind of small, make sure the bushing is on the shaft for the bump stop on the shock. then you put the spring in and attach the top then mount the factory bracket over the top of that, I have HAL's but I am pretty sure it is the same thing.

 

here is a closer picture

 

Looks good to me.

Make sure the bushing is in over the shaft for the bump stop so the shock doesn't bottom out.

 

i looked again and the shock came with a bump stop already installed

 

Looks good to me is it a drag race shock or just a regular single adjustable?

Also what is the front spring rate?

 

it is 300, i was going to go with 275 but the guys at bmr said if you drive around with 275 it may bottom out, single adjustable drag shock

 

any pictures

 

went ahead and mounted the shock and now the holes do not line up at the bottom, mounting holes are wider then the stock ones, any one run into this problem

 

Yes I had to slot the holes in the bottom of the shock about an 1/8 inch in both holes. I used a die grinder and dressed a mounted grinding wheel down to just fit in the hole. It sucked but didn't have time to send back or anything. I read on here a while ago someone with the same problem before I got mine. All has worked out fine. Shocks work great. !!!!!!!!!!!Good luck!!!!!!!!!

 

I had the same problem, but I have the QA1 springs sitting in the cup like the stockers.

 

did you have to mount the upper shock mount the same way i have it in the first pictures

 

when you race it you set it to the softer side, driving around with the shocks on #4 or #5 and you shouldn't have problem bottoming out.

 

I use the strange shocks and when I was using the regular coil over springs I had them installed like you do in your pics. I eventually switched from 275s to 300s and just bought the QA1 'generation F' springs that fit like stock on top and are coil over diameter on the shock side.

I originally had 275lb springs on mine (around 3400lb raceweight) and even with the shocks at '10' it was a wallowing mess, especially trying to stop at 150mph so I went with 300s and it really helped with the bottoming out and adjusting the shocks actually does something now at the track.

 

what settings do you run at the track for the front and rear shocks, so i can have any idea of where to start

 

Anywhere from 3 to 6 on the fronts and the rears I just use the cheapo CE 3 way drag shocks set at 40/60 (or whatever the middle setting is). Good enough for 1.25-1.30 60 foots on my car.

 

Mine has 300 lbs springs that go in the cup like the orig. The springs came from strange with the shocks they are single adj drag shocks from speed inc.

 

how do these drive on the street? can the car speed through corners anymore or are they too soft?